Private Equity & Hedge Funds News and Information on Yahoo! Financehttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/category-pe-and-hedgefunds/Private Equity & Hedge Funds News and Information on Yahoo! Financeen-USCopyright (c) 2016 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:12:01 +00005Private Equity & Hedge Funds News and Information on Yahoo! Financehttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/category-pe-and-hedgefunds/http://l.yimg.com/a/i/ww/met/yahoo_logo_us_061509.pngActivist Hedge Funds Bet on Star Bulk Carriershttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/activist-hedge-funds-bet-star-020718409.htmlMark Weissman's activist hedge fund, Caspian Capital Partners, further raised its stake in Star Bulk Carriers with the purchase of ~10 million shares.]]>Sat, 19 Sep 2015 02:07:18 +0000http://finance.yahoo.com/news/activist-hedge-funds-bet-star-020718409.htmlSolera Holdings Lands a Private Equity Consortium Dealhttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/solera-holdings-lands-private-equity-203606626.htmlThe Solera merger is a private equity deal—often a riskier transaction than a strategic deal, wherein firms often have synergies and competitive advantages.]]>Fri, 18 Sep 2015 20:36:06 +0000http://finance.yahoo.com/news/solera-holdings-lands-private-equity-203606626.htmlExclusive: Petco begins merger talks with PetSmart: sourceshttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-petco-begins-merger-talks-192939620.htmlPetco Holdings Inc is exploring the possibility of being acquired by PetSmart Inc, according to people familiar with the matter, in a merger that could create a company that accounts for more than half of the U.S. pet supply industry's revenues. The preliminary talks between the two private equity-owned companies come after PetSmart ruled out a deal with Petco last year in favor of a sale to a buyout consortium led by BC Partners Ltd for $8.7 billion, including debt. PetSmart believed at the time that a deal with Petco might not have received antitrust clearance and was reluctant to disclose confidential information to its biggest competitor, a PetSmart regulatory filing revealed in January.]]>Fri, 18 Sep 2015 18:00:30 +0000http://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-petco-begins-merger-talks-192939620.htmlThe Petsmart store in WestminsterThe Petsmart store in Westminster, Colorado is seen November 18, 2014. REUTERS/Rick Wilking]]>Blackstone denies it is studying investing in Spain's Abengoahttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/blackstone-denies-studying-investing-spains-131836605.htmlBlackstone is not looking at a possible investment in Spanish renewable energy company Abengoa, a spokesman for the investment fund said on Friday, denying an earlier media report. Spanish financial newspaper ...]]>Fri, 18 Sep 2015 13:18:36 +0000http://finance.yahoo.com/news/blackstone-denies-studying-investing-spains-131836605.htmlHedge fund manager says he didn't trade on hacked press releaseshttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/hedge-fund-manager-says-didnt-190900570.htmlA hedge fund manager in Moscow claims he never possessed or traded on inside information from an alleged scheme to hack into networks that distribute corporate news releases, according to a court filing late Wednesday. David Amaryan, 35, was among more than 30 defendants charged by U.S. authorities last month over the alleged theft of more than 150,000 press releases from Business Wire, Marketwired and PR Newswire before the news became public. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said the scheme allegedly resulted in more than $100 million of illegal profit over a roughly five-year period.]]>Thu, 17 Sep 2015 19:09:43 +0000http://finance.yahoo.com/news/hedge-fund-manager-says-didnt-190900570.htmlDavid Einhorn Continues to Add Micron Technology to His Position - Should You?http://finance.yahoo.com/news/david-einhorn-continues-add-micron-171417178.htmlThe stock plummeted 30.5% in the second quarter]]>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 19:45:00 +0000http://finance.yahoo.com/news/david-einhorn-continues-add-micron-171417178.html